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- Aethelred I (d. 871) king of the West Saxons Quick Reference Fourth son of Aethelwulf, was the third brother to hold the throne of Wessex, succeeding Aethelberht in 865. His reign, spent in incessant warfare against the Vikings, was one of mixed fortunes, though with the aid of his younger brother, Alfred, he won one notable victory at Ashdown.
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Æthelred I (alt. Aethelred, Ethelred; Old English: Æthel-ræd, lit. 'noble counsel'; [ 1 ] 845/848 to 871) was King of Wessex from 865 until his death in 871. He was the fourth of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, four of whom in turn became king. Æthelred succeeded his elder brother Æthelberht and was followed by his youngest brother ...
Mar 23, 2015 · King Aethelred (Æthelred or 'Noble Council') was the third eldest surviving son of Aethelwulf, and King of Wessex from 866-871. Aethelred's reign was dogged by Viking battles against the 'Great Heathen Army', that would ultimately lead to his death in 871.
Aethelred I (died April 871) was the king of Wessex and of Kent (865/866–871), son of Aethelwulf of Wessex. By his father’s will he should have succeeded to Wessex on the death of his eldest brother Aethelbald (d. 860).
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The Danes were beginning to settle in England and in 870 seized control of York. Ethelred took up the struggle against them with renewed vigour. The dynastic ties which allied the House of Wessex to that of Mercia were strengthened.
Æthelstan would eventually inherit both Mercia and Wessex in 924, after the deaths of Æthelflæd and Edward. The polity that Alfred, Æthelred, Edward and Æthelflæd had worked to construct would serve as a springboard for him to launch his northern invasions and become England’s first king in 927.
Sep 9, 2024 · In response, a combined army from London and Wessex, likely led by Aethelred, marched east and destroyed Hastein's fortress at Benfleet, Essex, capturing hostages and loot and seizing or destroying Hastein's ships.
May 3, 2023 · Burghred, king of Mercia, brother-in-law of Æthelred, sought assistance from Wessex in 867. The combined forces of the two kingdoms besieged the vikings at Nottingham, and this led to a peace agreement and the Vikings returned to York. In 870 the Vikings attacked Wessex.
